Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 196386
Railways: Freight
Tabled: 1 September 2023
Answered: 7 September 2023
Question
Jamie Stone
Liberal Democrat — Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing the provision of incentive schemes that encourage businesses to shift from road to rail freight.
Answer
The Government is determined to encourage a move from road to rail for transporting goods. For example, initiatives currently include setting a long-term rail freight growth target and the Department’s Mode Shift Revenue Support (MSRS) scheme, which assis...
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